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Figure of a cock: OC.12-1946

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Current Location: Gallery 28 - Arts of Asia Gallery

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Description

Figure of a cock, of grey pottery with the remains of red pigment. Chinese Wei Dynasty

Notes

History note: No. 36 Yamanaka Exhibition, December 1927

Legal notes

Oscar C. Raphael Bequest, 1941, received 1946

Measurements and weight

Height: 13.3 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1941) by Raphael, Oscar C.

Dating

Wei Dynasty
Circa 386 - 535

Components of the work

Remains composed of pigment

Materials used in production

Earthenware

Identification numbers

Accession number: OC.12-1946
Primary reference Number: 138398
Oscar Raphael: 12

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Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 22 April 2024

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Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

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